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Sheet transport system with improved gripping and registration mechanism

US5128726A · kind A · utility

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14Claims
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Filing dateDec 20, 1990
Grant dateJul 7, 1992
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Expiry dateDec 20, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G15/1655
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A sheet transport system having a sheet gripper which includes at least one resilient member used to bias an upper gripping portion toward a lower gripping portion so as to releasably secure the leading edge of a sheet therebetween. The resilient member includes a stop which functions to register the sheet within the sheet gripper.

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